Rome station (New York)

Rome, NY
Rome, NY
	Station building viewed from the platform
General information
Location	6599 Martin Street; Rome, New York ; United States
Coordinates	43°11′58″N75°27′00″W / 43.1995°N 75.4499°W
Owned by	City of Rome
Line(s)	Empire Corridor (Mohawk Subdivision)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	CENTRO of Oneida: 4, 7
Construction
Parking	Several free spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: ROM
History
Opened	1914
Electrified	No
Passengers
FY 2022	8,496(Amtrak)
Services
	Lake Shore Limited does not stop here
Former services

Last updated May 23, 2024

Rome station is a Neoclassical train station served by Amtrak. It is located on 6599 Martin Street in Rome, New York between the NY 26-49-69 bridge and Mill Road south of the Erie Canal.

Four Empire Service trains (two westbound to Niagara Falls and two eastbound to Penn Station in New York City) stop at Rome, as do a pair of Maple Leaf trains (one eastbound, one westbound) between Penn Station and Toronto Union Station for a total of six daily departures. CENTRO of Oneida's Rome bus routes 4 and 7 also stop at the station.

History

The current station was built between 1912 and 1914 by the New York Central Railroad south of the city proper to replace the former structure downtown.^[1] Such a move was necessitated by a track realignment.

The one-and-a-half-story brick building was constructed in a Neoclassical style and includes columns flanking the vestibules, decorative grillwork and large arched windows. The waiting room includes a bowed ticket window and a series of delicate triple-globed bronze chandeliers. At the rear of the waiting room are paired symmetrical staircases with ornate openwork iron railings up to the near platform.^[3]

In 1988, Amtrak conveyed the station to the city of Rome. Amtrak proposed to close the station in 1996, but the city resisted and instead found federal funds to renovate the station. The $4 million reconstruction was finished in 2004.^[1]

Station layout

The station has an unusual configuration because the building is located at grade while the tracks are on a raised embankment. The low-level island platform is accessed by an under-track passage; both were constructed in 2002.^[1] A side platform, now abandoned, is accessed directly from the building's second story. The platform includes enclosed passenger shelters and is heated to make snow removal unnecessary.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Rome, NY (ROM)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
↑ "Rome Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

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[stations-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Rome, NY (ROM)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

[AmtrakRidershipNY-2] "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

[3] "Rome Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

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